The latest issue of the Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (Volume 48, Number 1, Spring 2006), features a special section dedicated to Patient Safety. There are ten articles covering a range of associated topics including medication labeling, information display and simulation. Of particular note are two articles:
- "Describing Nurse's Work: Combining Quantiative and Qualitative Analysis" describes a method to study work processes combining link analysis (physical task flow) and cognitive pathways (mental task flow).
- "The Right Picture is Worth a Thousand Numbers: Data Displays in Anesthesia" discusses the us of graphic displays and data visualization to improve clinical information monitoring.
